Distinguished fiction from visionary authors
The Philip K. Dick Awards have honored some of the most original voices writing science fiction today. Award winners include M.R. Carey, William Gibson, Pat Murphy, Sarah Pinsker, Tim Powers, Rudy Rucker, and many other remarkable writers, all originally published in paperback in the U.S.

Submit novels for consideration

Submissions open annually on May 1 and close on December 15.
Early submissions are encouraged so that judges have more time to consider the work.

Recent Philip K. Dick Award winners

Portrait of Philip K. Dick by Arthur Knight, 1962 or possibly earlier. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice.
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